Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-16
c. A. R. FAIR.
The Second Evening of the Fair Big Success The Armory Crowded = Things of Interest To Re Seen.

c. A. R. FAIR.
 The Second Evening of the Fair a Big
 Success - The Armory Crowded =
 Things of Interest To Re Seen
 The second evening of the big G. A. R. fair at the Union armory passed off last eve | ming without a single accident or m1shap of | any kind, although probably 5000 people | visited the armory during the evening. The | attendants were all in their places, none | shirking in their good work on account of | the storm, butcthey looked rather wearied, l and before the fair is over they will be pretty we'll tired out. The crowd began to arrive l shortly after o'clock in the afternoon and
 before 8 o'clock the armory was so crowded
 that it was with difficulty the people moved
 around, and this greatly impeded to get near
 the booths. During the evening thea Elm
 City Banjo club under President F. w. Will
 loughby rendered several selections and the
 band rendered the following concert pro-
 gramme
 Newell Thompson EIoso Missgd
 N,ESE Berlin Gasna
 Quadrills."Declaration'' '.--...-.-... .Wlegsnfd1
 seectionN@X Wallace Msrch-"Dorscht No. .2"......-......... W1egano Most of the people last evening visited
 "Camp Foote," located in the center Of the
 main hall upon the ground floor of the pago- da. While watching it's automatic soldiers
 it requires but slight stretch of the ima2in- ation to bring the old soldiers back to the
 old familiar scenes of the South. A dime
 and the soldier gives the military salute, turns
 and retires into the tent, the orderly saluting
 as he passes Presently another soldier
 comes out from an adjoining tent, presents
 the visitor with gift, not few of which
 ko, fn nf
 the fair. The working of the whole affair is
 quite ingenious as well wonderful and is of
 gaeat interest to all skilled in the line
 of mechanism, as well as very amusing to
 women and children. Mrs. J. N. Coe, wife
 of Commander Coe of the G. A. R., has
 charge of this feature ot the fair.
 Perhaps the most successful booth
 in a financial way is the special gift booth, near the main entrance to the armory, and, ill fact, the first booth the visitors pass on their entrance to the main floor. Here the visitor pays 8 dollar and receives ticket with ten coupons at tached, good for any article of merchandise or any sales ticket the value of which does not exceed ten cents. This does away great ly with the bother of making change by the different cashiers at the booths. The stub or body of ticket to which the coupons are I attached is good only at the special gift booth, wnere it is purchased. Here the holder of the stub exchanges it for an envel- ! ope which contains number which draws 6 prize. Some of these prizes are very ! valuable, and this booth is quite popular. | Last evening Miss Amelia Rausch drew at \ this booth a silver-plated steamer, while Miss \ Eva Lamb drew a silver and gold dagger and Charles Ross a cloak, all quite valuable arti- cles. A visit to the several booths showed | that they were doing rushing business, and | the armory presented the appearance of Chapel street during the holiday season. \ Many new articles were on exhibition last \ evening, among them being noticeable, ! hanging upon the rear wall of the May ! booth, a patchwork quilt of the kind known as a "log cabin" quilt. This ' quilt has history of unusual interest. Sev | eral months ago Mrs. Rachel Covent, seventy | five years of age, living on Franklin street, | and whose sons were in the army, began the | quilt with the intention of giving 1t to some Grand Army organization. She brought the quilt to Mrs. Peck before the fair opened and requested that it should be disposed of for | the benefit of the old soldiers.
 Between the April and May booths the wis itors attention IS attracted by large eques- | trian crayon of General s. R. Smith, which is to be on exhibition during the fair. In | the Indian booth, which draws a very I large share of the patronage was noticed \ two story toy house presented by Mrs. B. P. | Judd and furnished throughout, with kitch- en, parlor and bedrooms. All the officers of ' the Ialr were kept naru Ut WOrk IHe entire evening, while the fremen stood near ' their fire extinguishers ready for duty at an ! instant's notice, and the police and detec- | tives mixed with the crowd. When an ex- perimental alarm on the gong to call the po | lice was sounded, in less than a minute every police officer in the hall had reached General Smiths stand ready for work. The band will begin playing half an hour
 earlier in the future, and the programme is as follows:
 Concert by the Arion club of sixty voices and or
 William H. DahlmeJer, president PROGRAMME. Sangermarch Singers March), Kollner; Am Al tare der Wahrheit (At the Altar of Truthl ArioHs song1 Son Wilhelm waidma 'eben (sportsman's Lfe), Arions and orchestra, c. Sahm. FAIR NOTES. ,.~....- Late last night was received a handsome lady's gold watch, a present from Farnam post of New York to the G. A. R. fair. In New York Farnam post holds the same rela- tive position that Admiral Foote post does in
 Connecticut. Outside of their natural sym pathies as comrades there is strong bond of
 union as being representative posts in the order, and this evidence of friendship has shown itself on several occasions. The com mander of Farnam post writes:
 "We cannot let your great fair pass with out showing our appreciation and friendship for the Jumbo post of New England" MT. H. P. Hubbard styles Mir. E. B, Lee as his first lieutenant The executive committee have decided to purchase handsome conductors lantern to be awarded the most popular railroad con- ductor, the award to be decided by votes of visitors at the fair.
 Selectman Beecher sent in $87 to the fair
 last evening which he had collected in his